Skin Burns - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm



Physical Agents:

 • Thermal Burn

 • Cold Burn

 • Electrical Burn

 • Sun Burn

Chemical Agents:

 • Acid

 • Alkali

 • Oxidants (Bleaches, peroxides, chromates, manganates)

 • Vesicants (sulfur and nitrogen, mustards, arsenicals, phosgene oxime)

 • Others (white phosphorus, metals, persulfates, sodium azide)



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